Support Worker (Supported Living & Enabling)
Location: Exeter, Devon
Contract: Full time, permanent
We know working in care is more than ‘just a job’. To us it’s playing a crucial role in enabling the people we support to live their best lives.
Are you good with people, are you ready for a career that really makes a difference to people’s lives, are you ready to do something worthwhile? If you answered yes, then you are exactly who we are looking for.
The Role:
As a support worker you’ll enable the people you support to live full and active lives and increase their independence whilst respecting their preferences and choices. You’ll provide person-centred support in all aspects of everyday life within their own home and in the community.
This role involves lone working, as well as working as part of a friendly team to maintain a stable, happy and caring environment that puts the health, safety and welfare of the individual first. Support is provided 24 hours per day, seven days a week, including weekend and evening work on a Rota basis according to the needs of service users and where required sleeping in duties.
Benefits :-
As well as working in a role that gives you a sense of reward there are other benefits too! Kazlum is a small family run business, that is invested in its employees, providing 24 hour support when it's needed and a dedicated office team to assist with all administration.
Previous experience isn't required, although great if you do have it, as can offer comprehensive training, including Care Certificate & Diplomas in Health & Social Care. Career development and progression opportunities are available too.
Enhanced rates of pay for supporting Service Users with more complex needs
Enhanced overtime rates
£200 Refer a friend bonus
Sleep in rates of £60 per night
28 days holiday plus an additional day paid leave for your birthday!
Match tickets for Exeter Chiefs
Loyalty Bonus for long service
Free confidential employee assistance programme 24/7
A guaranteed hours full time contract
Workplace pension scheme, (to which the Company also contributes)
Fully Funded enhanced DBS Application
Paid mileage at 45p per mile
Skills Required :
Ability to build good relationships with others
Ability to engage positively with Service Users and your Colleagues
Self-motivation and ability to work on own initiative
Organised
Flexible
Reliable
Caring
Fluent in written and spoken English (Due to the often-complex nature of the individuals we Support)
Full UK Driving License is desirable
Unfortunately we are unable to offer sponsorship
How do I apply?
If you feel that this is the job for you then we’d love to hear from you! The first step is hitting the ‘apply’ button and submitting your CV to us online.
Job Type: Full-time or Part-time contract with sleep in shifts paid extra at £60 per sleep in
COVID-19 considerations:
Virtual Interviews are possible.
Staff are fully equipped with appropriate PPE, and full training is given in it's application and usage.
Kazlum Support Ltd is a family run service with a team of experienced and dedicated Support Staff.
We set-up the Company in 2008, having both worked in the Social Care industry for many years. Our 3 sons have Autism, so we wanted to put in place something that would be well run and safe for him and others. Hence our ethos, that 'if's not good enough for our loved ones, then it's not good enough for yours.' Consequently we have some very high standards, that have led to us being ranked amongst the best in the field.
Kazlum Support Ltd is a family run service with a team of experienced and dedicated Support Staff.
?My Wife and I set-up the Company in 2008, having both worked in the Social Care industry, and seeing how poorly other establishments were run. Our eldest Son, has Autism, so we wanted to put in place something that would be well run and safe for him and others. Hence our ethos, that 'if's not good enough for our loved ones, then it's not good enough for yours.' Consequently we have some very high standards, that have led to us being ranked amongst the best in the field.